Specialist Dietitian - Older People’s Service

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a driven specialist dietitian to join their team at Whipps Cross Hospital. The role involves managing nutrition for older inpatients, educating other healthcare professionals, and supervising junior dietitians. Excellent opportunities for professional development and a focus on improving nutrition services for older patients are key aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• Registered dietitian with experience in managing nutrition for older patients.
• Strong leadership skills to supervise junior dietitians.
• Experience in service development and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of inpatients and provide nutritional care.
• Educate healthcare professionals on nutrition for older people.
• Lead service development initiatives in older people's services.
• Supervise junior dietitians and team operations.

Skills

Expert knowledge in nutrition for older people

Patient counseling

Team leadership

Education

Relevant dietetics qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and dynamic specialist dietitian with knowledge and experience in nutrition for older people to join our friendly dietetics team at Whipps Cross Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust.

At Whipps Cross Hospital we provide healthcare for a large population of older patients admitted under a variety of specialties. We strive to deliver high quality care in line with our WE CARE values, with nutrition playing a key part in this care. Older peoples medicine is a primary focus for Whipps Cross Hospital and we are home to the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) which is dedicated to improving care and support for older people in northeast London through research, education and training.

In addition to managing a caseload of in-patients on our older people service wards, the successful post holder will also have the opportunity to work as part of the multidisciplinary team at Whipps Cross Hospital and with other stakeholders to continue to improve our services for older people, acting as the advocate and expert for nutrition in this area.

As part of the dietetics team at Whipps Cross Hospital, the post holder will be involved in staff supervision, team leadership, service development and student training. There is scope to form links with the broader dietetic team across other Barts Health sites, offering excellent opportunities for learning and development as well as the chance to share knowledge and good practice.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing highly specialist nutritional care and counselling to older inpatients at Whipps Cross Hospital through managing a caseload of inpatients across our older peoples services wards.
• To act as an expert resource on the nutritional management of older people and to provide education to other health care professionals within the trust on this topic.
• To take an active role in service development of the older peoples service through forming links with key stakeholders and actively engaging in projects, innovations and research within this specialism.
• To line manage and provide supervision to junior dietitians including day-to day management, regular supervision meetings, appraisals and performance management.
• To support with overall patient caseload management across the dietetics team at Whipps Cross Hospital by supporting junior dietitians and providing cross cover as required.
• To work alongside the clinical lead dietitian and senior dietetic colleagues to provide strong leadership to the dietetic team, support in service improvements within the nutrition and dietetics team, perform non-clinical duties and to ensure smooth day to day operation of the department.
• To take part in regular continuing professional development, research and audit and ensure evidence-based practice.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Suzy Marcetic
Job title: Interim Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0208 535 6454